Carrefour workers shut down ten shops in protest

Friday, 03 April 2020

Ten Carrefour shops were shut down by staff who wanted to send a message to management over work conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Credit: CNE Commerce-syndicat des travailleurs du commerce/Facebook

A protest movement amongst supermarket employees has spilt over across brands, with Carrefour employees shutting down ten days after a similar movement in Delhaize.

Ten Carrefour shops across Belgium did not open on Friday as staff walkout in protest of poor compensation and risky sanitary conditions amid a surge in customer traffic fueled by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Staff is striking and shops are closed. [Staff] is fed up. Anxiety and tension have been piling up for weeks,” CNE retail trade union wrote on Facebook. “Employees are exhausted but standing up.”